The USC vs Texas "50/50 charitable
contribution winners" were Wendy
Hernandez (Bill Watt's daughter)
1st quarter, Ed Moulton 2nd quarter,
Paul Westmoreland 3rd quarter, and
Katie Watts (Bill Watts' other daughter)
4th quarter.
It's almost too late to sign up for the
Kiwanis Convention in San Diego on February
4th. If you wish you had signed up, call
Paul or Howard.
Next week: Flag Salute by Chuck Gulick
and Invocation by Hal Crockett.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Harriet Hammons had
the sign-up sheet for our Kiwanis Day at
the Races going from table to table.
Bob Wallace announced
the design contest for the 2007 LCF Rose
Float is on.
Carlos Cortez still
had four tickets left for the Boy Scouts'
Annual Sports Breakfast on Friday.
Joel Smith is looking
for a new storage site for our Kiwanis Club
paraphernalia. If anyone would like to be
remunerated nicely for the use of their
backyard, get in touch with Joel.
TERRIFIC KIDS
Deborah Weirick
once again did a great job of introducing
four Terrific Kids from La Cañada Elementary
School. She had an interesting bio for each
of them, and the Terrific Kids -
Lance, Robert, Matthew, and Caroline
- and their parents received a resounding
applause.
Terrific Kids and their Parents
THE PROGRAM
Marvin of the Movies
is quite a guy. As a hobby that started
later in life, he has collected over 35,000
movies. He was in love with movies as a
child and his first jobs were in theaters.
Marvin speaks in classrooms and
universities, has been on TV, and is
regularly on a KABC radio show every
Saturday night. He showed us a short film
of "Bloopers" from old movies, and then
answered a lot of questions.
Our Speaker, Marvin
HAPPY & SAD BUCKS
Paul Westmoreland (The
Prez) … told us how he was conceived in
Texas but was born in California. His eight
older siblings were all born in Texas. He
was wearing a Texas Longhorns T-shirt and
must have been going somewhere toward the
Rose Bowl game with his story. We got lost
and don't know whether he gave Happy
or Sad Bucks.
Tom Burroughs … didn't
know if his Buck was a
Happy or Sad one. He thought the
USC was a class act in their defeat.
Lloyd Welch … had a
Happy Buck 'cause he was $142
richer after the game.
Pat Anderson … donated
three Happy Bucks. 1) She was
called to jury duty but never had to
appear. 2 & 3) Jack Dawson and
George Heing & Sons rescued her 90 year
old friend whose heater went on the fritz.
Frosty Boyd … added a
Happy Buck to Lloyd's
because the USC team was such a hospitable
and courteous team.
Clyde Hemphill … had
a Happy Buck for the
outstanding job done by the LCF Rose Float
team, and a Sad Buck
for Paul's awful T-Shirt.
Howard Backer … had a
lot of Happy Bucks in honor of
his wife's birthday party. 28 children and
grandchildren were there. Howard
wasn't revealing Rhoda's age, but
joined the Century Club (again) because her
years and the number of kids added up to
that.
Ed Moulton … was
Happy he won the 2nd quarter of
the football pool, and donated his $62.50
back to the kitty.
Doris Horwith … was
Sad that Clyde had never
heard that "you should never look a gift
fridge in the mouth."
Deborah Weirick … was
Happy because her husband's
alma mater, the Tulsa Hurricanes, won their
Bowl Game. She was Happy/Sad she got to
attend her first Rose Parade in the pouring
rain.
Jeb Long … had five
Happy Bucks for his University of
Texas Longhorn team.
Elizabeth Calciano …
was Happy she could enjoy her
grandson's sense of wonder as he looked at
our LCF float when it was parked in Memorial
Park after the Rose Parade.
Daryal Gant … had five
Happy Bucks in honor of
Clyde Hemphill, who gives so much of his
heart and body to the community.
Lloyd, Paul, Mary, and Jeb
FACTS AND FICTION
Music: piano tunes by
Tom Burrows, Ed Moulton leading
God Bless America , Happy
Birthday, and Come On Kiwanis.
Opening:
flag
salute by Jeb Long
and inspiration by Joel Peterson
We’ve Missed You and
We’re Glad To See You: Al Restivo, Paul
Bobson,
and
Rick Lazarre. Paul
challenged
Rick,
and they both joined the Century Club.
Clyde Hemphill
was back
after missing several meetings while working
on the LCF Rose Float. Clyde
had a Thank You (tongue in cheek) for
Jack Dawson
who
donated his (Jack's)
neighbor's refrigerator for the Float site.
Apparently the fridge almost got the best of
five good men.
Master of the Cash
Box: Mary Gant
Anniversaries: Bill
Scherkey
and
Melinda Thompson
celebrated
their 13th and joined the Century Club.
Fifty-Fifty Drawing:
Nick Berkuta
Kiwanis "Defining
Statement" Challenge: First name drawn
was John Parady who gave a perfect
rendition, followed by Jim Ackland -
who only said four words before being hooted
down for saying "international" instead of
"global." The Prez and Jim
both put $1 in the fine box.
OFFICERS for 2005-2006
President – Paul Westmoreland ~
President-Elect – Steve Hagerty
Vice
President – Diane DellaValle ~ Secretary
– Bill Scherkey ~ Treasurer – Howard
Backer
Immediate Past President – Daryal Gant
DIRECTORS for 2005-2006
Nick
Berkuta ~ Carl Christensen ~ Clyde
Hemphill ~ Mike Leininger
Jeb
Long ~ George Lutes ~ Linda Magarian
~ Melinda Thompson ~ Lloyd Welch
CLUB COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN & ADMINISTRATIVE
POSITIONS for 2005-2006
Attendance – George Lutes ~ Finance &
Investment – Karl Johnson ~ Historian –
Bob Martin Hospitality & Welfare – Frosty
Boyd ~ House – Mel Wilson ~
InterClubs – Steve Hagerty
New
Member Acquisition and Retention – Jim
Ackland ~ Membership Records – Bob
Wallace
Music
– Ed Moulton ~ Newsletter – Melinda
Thompson ~ Parliamentarian – Clyde
Hemphill
Programs – Diane DellaValle ~ Publicity
– Open ~ Sick-Lame-Ailing - Frosty Boyd
Social
– Harriet Hammons ~ Spiritual Aims and
Human Understanding – Charles Broberg
Web-site – Jeb Long
FOUNDATION COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN for 2005-2006
Children’s Literacy Project – Harriet
Hammons ~ Community Services – Mike
Leininger
Fund
Raising – Open ~ International
Understanding – Hal Crockett
Soap
Box Derby – Joel Smith ~ Travel
Adventures – Bob Wallace
Wine
and Gourmet Food Tasting – Open ~ Youth
Services – Bachy Bachmayer
-
Sponsored Youth -
LCHS
Key Club – Ken Lowe ~ Flintridge Prep
Key Club – Joan Peters ~ Builders Club –
Open
K-Kids
– George Lutes & Steve Hagerty ~ Terrific
Kids – Pat Flynn and Deborah Weirick
The
Kiwanis Club of La Cañada meets every
Wednesday at Noon
